505 is just amazing, really blew my socks off that song, chronologically, listening to FWN 505 is such a good final song to finish with!

^ exactly.

was my favourite one right away.

even before i got the whole album.

btw, does anyone else think that "The Bad Thing" could be from Mando Diao?

haha. that song so reminds me of Mando Diao... .

I haven't listened to Mando Diao before.

 

But I agree 505 is a perfect way to close off the album. I think it is the best song on it.

i like old yellow bricks.

i like old yellow bricks.

 

I'm starting to really like that one as well. Not as much as 505 though. ;)

I was supposed to go see them last night but I couldn't.

 

Shame.

 

Oh well, more important things in the world.

How come you didn't get to see them?

i tried to download the album but it was always busy, now it's deleted. is there a new link pleeease?

 

yes, pleasee, could someone please upload it again?

LINK REMOVED

 

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38925

 

here it is :nice:

LINK REMOVED

 

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38925

 

here it is :nice:

 

thank you so much :dance: :kiss:

Hi

 

Please can you refrain from posting links to albums in World of Music please - If you want the site closed down you're going the right way about it!

 

Ian

Oops, yes of course. Didn't think about that. :\

thanks, no harm done :)

Arctic Monkeys confirmed for Aussie festival

 

Arctic Monkeys have been confirmed as one of the headliners at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Australia.

 

The New South Wales festival boasts an impressive line-up this year including Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, the Shins and Lily Allen.

 

New rave heroes Klaxons will also be playing along with Hot Chip and the Hold Steady. The festival takes place from August 4th to August 5th near Byron Bay.

 

The Splendour in the Grass organisers described themselves as "proud as punch" to have booked the Monkeys, whose new album Favourite Worst Nightmare is released on April 23rd.

 

Tracks from the band's new album include Fluorescent Adolescent, Teddy Picker, Brianstorm and Do Me A Favour.

 

On the Saturday local heroes Powderfinger will be headlining as well as Tilly and the Wall and the Dirty Three.

 

Powderfinger are reportedly putting the finishing touches to a new album titled Dream Days at the Hotel Existence, which is the band's first album since the award-winning Vulture Street.

 

Splendour in the Grass started in 2001 and acts at previous festivals have included Brian Wilson, Sonic Youth, Coldplay, Doves and Snow Patrol.

 

http://www.manchester.com/National_News/Arctic_Monkeys_confirmed_for_Aussie_festival-18121927.html

Just downloaded FWN even though i promised myself that i wouldn't. I've already heard most of it anyway.

Ummmm, Have they announced the Support for N.A yet?

Monkeys business for EMI

 

 

MUSIC giant EMI is set to raise millions from its publishing arm which owns hits by world-famous acts like the Arctic Monkeys.

 

The company is looking at “securitisation” — borrowing money which would be secured against the division’s back catalogue of songs.

 

As well as hits by the Monkeys, whose lyrics are written by Alex Turner, it includes tunes by Kanye West and James Blunt.

 

There are also classics like Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, Abba’s Dancing Queen and Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It Through The Grapevine.

 

EMI’s publishing arm gets a royalty when the hits are played on the radio or used in ads — and enjoys a more stable cash flow than its recorded music branch.

 

In 1997 David Bowie raised £35million — to be repaid gradually with income from royalties from past hits. He was followed by Rod Stewart and James Brown.

 

Analysts said EMI could probably raise enough to wipe out its £910million debts.

 

It would deter bidders, who could have used cashflow from the publishing arm to repay debts amassed in a takeover.

 

Richard Hunter, of stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “After a fairly horrific six months there are signs EMI may be turning the corner.”

 

The news came as EMI, whose artists include Robbie Williams and Coldplay, said annual results would be better than expected.

 

Shares rose 10.5p to 225.75 — even though EMI also said it was suspending dividend payments.

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,11039-2007180149,00.html

Arctic Monkeys covering The Strokes' "Take It Or Live" :)

[media=width, height]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL5jOI-FbDc[/media]

It took me awhile to realize the song is called 'Brianstorm', not 'Brainstorm'. :laugh3:

^ Haha that confused me the first time I saw it.

saw that interview with Nick and Matt (dutch television) and the interviewer kept saying "Brainstorm".

lol. they didn't correct him, though.

 

 

those able to buy the NME, could you please upload the interview then...?

:rolleyes:

Arctic Monkeys + NME = A Match made in heaven?

Why do people even care about the answer to the cover question? How crass to put it on the front page.

Sheffield fans in rush for new Arctic Monkeys

 

Aimee Rason had brought her camera, having heard a rumour that the band would be showing up to sign the first copies to go on sale. She had also brought her mother, Diane, or her mother had brought her - the pair couldn't quite agree on which of them had introduced the other to Arctic Monkeys. "I told you I had heard this song on Radio 1, don't you remember?" said Diane, 53. "It was definitely me who heard of them first."

 

The pair were among dozens of fans queueing outside HMV on Sheffield High Street shortly before midnight on Sunday, determined to be the first to get hold of Favourite Worst Nightmare, the second album by the band, which was released yesterday. Arctic Monkeys fever may have infected even occasional music buyers at the nation's supermarkets and petrol stations, but among diehard music fans in their home town of Sheffield the anticipation levels were at a pitch unseen since the launch last January of their first album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. That record shifted 363,735 hard copy sales in its first week, making it the fastest selling debut in UK chart history.

"Just to be one of the first to get it, listen to it before anyone else, that's really exciting," said Diane Rason. "Not many of my friends like them, they think I'm crazy. But I love them. They speak our speak, if you know what I mean."

 

But it was not just Sheffield van drivers, builders, students and their parents who were excited about the release. After a grim few months for record sales, the music industry has stratospheric expectations from a four-piece barely out of their teens. Excluding compilation albums, sales in the first three months of 2007 were 10% lower than last year, the worst first quarter figures since 2002. Last month the specialist music chain HMV announced a profits warning, and its shares fell by 16%.

 

"This is a big record for the market," said Martin Talbot, editor of the industry bible Music Week. "It's been poor this year, because the biggest selling albums haven't really been selling as well as they could be or should be."

 

The industry has become increasingly reliant on big releases to boost overall sales. Two years ago shares in EMI slumped by 16% overnight when it announced the Coldplay album X&Y had been delayed. None of the other major releases scheduled for later this year, including by the White Stripes, James Blunt and Dido, is likely to have the impact of a mega-release by U2 or Coldplay, both of whom the industry is breathlessly hoping will produce new records in 2008.

 

In this context the Sheffield band make improbable saviours. Nor would they be likely to welcome the role, displaying at all times a good-natured disdain for the industry that sells their records. 2007 will unquestionably be their year, however, with a headlining slot at Glastonbury certain to shift yet more CDs, records, T-shirts, cigarette lighters and limited edition prints.

 

HMV management was as expectant yesterday as the fans queueing outside its Sheffield store: "[This album] is great news for the industry as a whole, but for specialist retailers it's key," said Mel Armstrong, the chain's music manager. "It's generally a given that indie-type bands tend to sell proportionately more across specialist chains and independent shops, because you have fans who want to enjoy the whole process of buying it, rather than just downloading from the internet." So excited were David Brannon and James Summerton, both 19, about getting hold of an early copy they couldn't quite bring themselves to leave the store. "We might just stay here and listen to it," said Summerton. And afterwards? "Oh, we're going home to play it really, really loud. I think it's important that we introduce all of Sheffield to the new album as well."

 

http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2064129,00.html